Sunday, July 8, 2012

Ironside Mountain - Oregon Oil Painting Landscape

Ironside Mountain - Landscape - 6x6 - Oil on Panel

This little mountain, hidden away in the remote desert nothingness of eastern Oregon, was the location of a wildfire that thankfully my crew did not have to hike to in 2007. The crew my husband was on, however, was not so lucky! I found the spot on Google Maps and thought it would be fun to "revisit" the area.

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About The Artist

Melanie is an artist living in the Tri-Cities, a metropolitan area in southeastern Washington State.

Known for it's wine, sunny weather and sagebrush, the arid eastern side of Washington is Melanie's primary artistic inspiration.

Landscapes haven't always been her passion. For most of her artistic career she has specialized in capturing faces and figures in pencil, charcoal, and watercolor.

All that changed, however, after Melanie worked for three summers as a wildland firefighter. She had never been the outdoors type, but wanted a challenge. Watching fire behavior, digging in the dirt, hiking all day and sleeping under the stars in the rugged eastern Oregon desert gave her a new appreciation for the power and beauty of nature.

Since then Melanie has been passionately driven to capture the diverse landscape of the Pacific Northwest in all its majesty. She captures the beautiful in all scenes - from the lowly sagebrush to the high mountain peaks.

Her paintings are an escape from the everyday, into the intriguing and awe-inspiring wilderness.